Always twist the wires clockwise and wrap the ground wire around the screw clockwise. This way as you tighten the wire nut or screw, the wires are held tightly in place.
Previous owners half assed the install and the mounting screws in drive wall gave out. I need a backplate such as the one on this or i would have to cut out the bad drywall
@TJ. You are correct. There are a lot of things we had to do with this house to make it code compliant. Thanks again for your suggestion. Best of luck with your next project.
Thankyou for pointing that out, I just replaced my bathroom vanity and purchased a pancake junction box for mine since it was in the manual and housing code you are supposed to have one. I was watching this and asking myself too where is her junction box
Kay, that is a great question. If you are putting a screw into the drywall, you need to use the anchor, and if you are drilling into a stud, you can just use the screw. Thanks so much for your question. Best of luck with your next DIY project and hopefully you will subscribe to Big Al Repairs.
This is a code violation since the fixture needs a junction box installed in the drywall. Old work boxes should be installed when you find illegal wiring like this. Hope that fixture doesn't start a fire...if it does your insurance may not pay out due to the code violation.
@intheparlance thanks for your question. the ground wire that comes out of the wall should be connected to the ground wire coming from the new. You can use a screw on wire connector to make the connect the wires. Thanks again and hopefully you subscribe to Big Al repairs.
@@BigAlRepairs that makes sense I never replaced any light fixture but I wanna get my own place and try to have that 80s gold and wicker golden girl aesthetic
@@slimjimmichael Thanks so much! I hope it will help in some way or another. Let us know how your project goes! We are going to be filming another one similar to this so watch for that coming soon!
@Katie Jo Thanks for your question. The ground wire from the lamp should attach to the house ground wire. Good luck with your next diy project and hopefully you subscribe to Big Al repairs.
Thank you for the reply. Electrical tasks are the one thing I have never done. The ground wire is something that has not been clear to me. If the wire is way to long should I clip it shorter. My fixture has two black wires and two white wires, do I attached both sets, black to black and white to white and cap each set of three wires.
If you dont have the time /skill or tools to do this, consider an EZLightWraps Shade as an easy update! I'll send you one Big Al if you have another Hollywood light to cover
@@ddschannel2953 they should be about 1/2 inch away but we always recommend replacing with LED bulbs because the light is so much better and the heat generated is dramatically less (and energy savings!) The shade design allows heat to rise - plus in most cases use the less expensive LED's not round ones because they are hidden.
what about that short bit of ground wire you placed through a space by its self at the left??????? does that stand alone just like that????? because it can come in contact with the other wire that is just tightened with a screw???????????????You lost me there I rewind the video to see if I missed anything but I didnt!!!!!!! hummmmmm
As someone that works in electrical, I was yelling at the tv when I seen that lol. That ground wire coming from the conductor has to be connected to that screw as well. I really hope they went back later and fixed this. It can be a dangerous problem later if something shorts out.
@@katrenabuell2457 Whew thank you for answering that....I was, like, WHAT ABOUT THE GROUND? The one I just took OFF my bathroom wall was wired floating like this. It's one thing to be able to do the work and it's another to understand what you are doing.
@Stephen McCreary. Thanks for your comment. Best of luck with all your future diy projects. Thanks again and hopefully you subscribe to big Al Repairs.
That is a great suggestion. Thank you so much. I will have to try it on my next sink installation. Thanks again for the information and hopefully you subscribe to Big Al Repairs.
Like that you were unhurried and showed things up close. I was worried at the end when the electricity was back on and your installer was sticking fingers up inside the shades while screwing them on near where bulbs go. I would have turned the power back off. One poke too far and yikes.
Yes there is a need for a junction box. We discovered that when we went to make the change. I couldn't believe that whoever built this home did not include a junction box.
True, some people should probably use dry wall anchors if their light fixture is not going to be screwed into studs. We should have taken the time to explain that. This light fixture is extremely light. Most of our screws were going into studs and also the light fixture before, which was actually heavier, hung for 30 years in the exact same area with out any issues.
You didn't put a junction box in?! Just left the wires dragged though the wall? Bad BAD BAD!! NOT safe! (Not to code either -- don't try to sell your house like that!) Why do so many people half-@ss a job instead of foding it RIGHT?!
Dumb installer hung the fixture and left the feed wires to be crushed by the fixture during installation. Isn't anybody watching and editing the videos after uploading ??!! She is also hanging the fixture without installing an electrical box, as is required by the National Electrical Code. Dumb installer!
